HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

SBF Advisors & Co., LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 22, 2025

Filed

Feb 13, 2025

To disclose

22 days

Affected · nationwide

512 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for SBF Advisors & Co., LLC →

SBF Advisors & Co., LLC reported an unauthorized access to an employee email account occurring between Sept 18-19, 2024. The breach was discovered on Jan 22, 2025. Approximately 51 individuals were affected, including 2 Maine residents. The incident involved the compromise of names and potentially other personal identifiers via email. Notices were sent on Feb 13, 2025, offering 12 months of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Jan 22, 2025 → Filed with AG Feb 13, 202522d ✓ ME AG ≤30d22 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 126 days

discovery → filing · 22 days

Sep 18, 2024

Begins

Jan 22, 2025

Discovered

Feb 13, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed51 affectedView incident

Name: SBF Advisors & Co., LLC
norm: sbf advisors

Name: SBF Advisors & Co., LLC
norm: sbf advisors
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Jan 22, 2025
Breach occurred: Sep 18, 2024 – Sep 19, 2024
Undetected for: 126 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Feb 13, 2025
Affected individuals: 51state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Engaged third-party specialists to assist with determining the nature and scope of the event
Secured the email account
Undertook a thorough investigation
Offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services
Changes made: Implemented additional technical safeguards to further enhance the security of information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 22d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Jan 22, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Feb 13, 2025
22d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Jan 22, 2025 → Filed with AG: Feb 13, 2025	22d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/49db3068-a56c-48d5-bf71-97e2066a3a4d.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 13, 2025
Raw hash: 388a795b198b90cdaeb89aab3b272fe1f670ad1ab805577d6c8856aa3a75b47a

Reporting entitySBF Advisors & Co., LLC

Victim entitySBF Advisors & Co., LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jan 22, 2025

Stated responseEngaged third-party specialists to assist with determining the nature and scope of the event

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov